European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 monday november 9,1992letters to the editor Euroy an edition col  Usa con Marmeni Public flow Bernard a Zovistoski. Editor news and editorial a my after Europa an editor a a Wdowin rapist iwo nor a Edwiw sport editor Raul erty   to write us unit 29460 Apoate 09211 or Rottach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282,226,326. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Fml Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Daugherty John Bomar slav scholar budding 2909. Pul Athl Barrack Apo 4e 0k274717 Telephone ets 48s-65s5 or civilian 0631-52104 Tam Moeai loess. Norn mro Germany Ron Jer ten budding 31, Willem o. 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Political affiliation or any other non Mam Tector of the purchaser user or  news the other Day while talking to my training no i found out some terrible news. I have Only 90 Days to lose the weight 1 gained from having my baby. If i do not meet the weight requirements i will be placed on the overweight program a 600-9. Of course i was stunned and upset. Ninety Days to lose 30 pounds. It did not take me 90 Days to gain this weight. It took me nine months. I think the system needs to be reviewed. The weight program is a discriminatory program to Flag and separate soldiers. Yes i understand you must be physically fit to fight but i also understand not trying to make a racial Issue out of this some females of the non White race Are naturally heavier. It s obvious this system is based on the average White predominant race height and weight. There arc Many soldiers who find themselves on the overweight program even though they exceed it standards and have outstanding Job performance. They also represent All the major ethnic groups. My question is should women who Are going through the postpartum period have to endure the stress of losing weight after birth and should a highly qualified Soldier have to suffer the humiliation of being tapped because he she is heavier than their average Peers a pfc. C. Robinson Kaiserslautern Germany bad joke have not overestimated the loss. Its too bad that it s going to be an Quot incredible administrative workload Quot on the Carrier however it s the carriers responsibility to Stop the thefts not the governments. If the quote attributed to Sikora reflects the attitude of Allied freight forwarding it does riot appear the company will do much on its own. By the Way despite my household goods being delivered on sept. 1 and the immediate notification to All concerned on the thievery i have yet to hear anything from Allied freight forwarding. I guess the Quot incredible administrative workload Quot prevents company officials from saying they Are sorry it happened and that they Are working to Stop it from happening to others. It. Col. Gary a. Chabot Kirtland fab  s note this will be Short and to the Point. In a appalled at the Graffiti item published on the comics Page oct. 6. It said Quot female astronauts mean curtains for the space  now i can see How this could harmlessly mean that the space shuttle would be Given a woman a touch. But i also see it As meaning the shuttle is doomed for failure with in males As astronauts. That a Complete nonsense. What gives a person the right to say such a thing i can say that for a lot of opinions that Are expressed by people but this is ridiculous. Am i wrong a Melissa l. Baldwin Heidelberg Germany a a goods irreplaceable in a taken Aback by the statements attributed to Allied freight forwarding spokeswoman Lucretia Sikora in the article on thefts during household goods shipments she states that service Mem ers a tend to overestimate an items  when a shipment is received that clearly indicates virtually every Carton was open photographs were provided to or. Mckinney and nearly 1,500 pounds of items stolen any monetary reimbursement cannot compensate for the loss. Items collected Over 24 years of married and military life were stripped from the shipment. Picture frames were taken and family pictures trashed and torn wedding items were broken because they were unwrapped and then thrown Back in the Cartons unprotected. Collections started by my wife prior to our marriage and continued Over the years Are gone. Monetary value pales in contrast with the sentimental value. It look 60 typewritten pages on do forms 1840/1s40r to document the loss and damage. This was based on a video inv. Try pictures and detailed listings of a tems were packed in each Carton. 1�?T it sure that i letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which normally appears every Day except thursday and sunday. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address such letters to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211.army should take Cue As is often reputed the air Force has been taking affirmative and expedient corrective actions in the Best interest of its personnel and property. In a referring to the changes in management of moving firms contracted by Safe and the decision to suspend a firm if $100 or More is lost in a single household goods shipment. Great idea. Unfortunately in a a member of the . Army Europe therefore this Quot Good sense idea has no positive effect on those of us in the army daily we read household goods horror stories in letters to the editor and place our Faith in the Hopes that the Quot system Quot will improve before our time comes. Perhaps someone in the army Quot system Quot will spend the time to look into the program Safe has established and without wasting time reinventing the wheel implement it for All of Usa eur. According to the stars and stripes article on oct 5, "u.s. Army spokeswoman Millie Waters said the army command fully supports the initiatives but she did not say whether command officials planned to adopt a similar  i sincerely Hope that there is a continuing Effort in process to not Only support the initiatives but also to adopt them. A master sgt r. Yasuko de Beim Germany Leader Friend father the Story in the stars and stripes regarding the tragedy of col Richard a. Manupella a death does not Tell any of the rest of the Story. Col. Manupella devoted his life to the army. He served with Honor and distinction in a variety of assignments and command positions including commander of a brigade level command in Dakmak Turkey and As the Usa eur inspector general. Col. Manupella was a Model Soldier Leader Friend and father. The character trait that most readily comes to mind when one thinks of Dick Manupella was honesty. He was an upfront straightforward person who made the hard decisions respected the Dimity of the individual and overwhelmingly represented the . Army in the finest manner possible. No one will Ever know the total Story and what led to the tragic end to a life of dedication and service. Many of us who were his friends and who served with him deeply mourn his loss and share the grief that his death and the surrounding circumstances have brought. Our prayer is that god bless col. Richard a. Manupella and watch Over and protect his family. A Norman h. Marcus Berchtesgaden Germany a maps offered no help i am writing in response to the lady who complained about maps not stopping to help her when she was stranded on the autobahn and to let her know that she is not the Only person to experience this. On the evening of aug. 17, 1 was attempting to get onto autobahn 6, just outside Coleman Barracks. Well As Luck would have it my car died in the Middle of an intersection and i had no idea what to do about it. I got out of my car and raised the Hood to draw attention to the fact my car was broken Down. As i stood there for the better part of 20 minutes i too counted three my vehicles that passed me. One my even looked me straight in the eyes and continued on his Way even though he saw my car was seriously hindering the traffic flow. I finally walked Back to Coleman and found help from some of my husbands friends my husband was unavailable at the time in a forever indebted to sgt. Allen and his Friend for fixing my car a Quick two minute fix was All it needed and helping when the maps would not. Being a Young army wife i have always been told by my husband that if i Ever needed help i should Contact the maps first because they would be Able to help in most situations. Well it seems that in my Case and the other lady a the maps did their Best to avoid helping someone obviously in need. What arc they Here for if they Aren t going to help us a Christine Malone Mannheim Germany not always enough maps this is in response to the letter Quot no help from  in Man my assigned to Baum order Germany in a sorry the writer s ear broke Down but she should understand the maps have a lot More to do than just help stranded motor vehicles. Everyone of the maps who passed you on the Highway May have been on a Case. Once an my is on a Case be or she has to respond to it first unless someone a life is at stake. What in a trying to say is they May have been going to a traffic Accident or a Domestic disturbance. There Arentt enough maps to go around All the time. We do the Best we can with what we have. To the person who helped you i wish there were More people who would help. A Jimmie p. Ragsdale or. Baum older Germany